Using Online Tools in the Classroom

VAIS 2008


Susan Carter Morgan
Blog Twitter: scmorgan Skype: scmorg
Susan's wikispace

Jennifer Clark Evans
Blog Twitter: jclarkevans Skype: jclarkevans
Jennifer's wikispace

If you want to know WHY we do this:

What is web2.0- Hey Jude's blog
Want to become a 21st Century educator in a web 2.0 environment? Kim Cofino has the steps!

Examples referenced in presentation:

Blogs:

• 21publish-students reflect on class curriculum and on each other's ideas
• Classblogmeister-a different option
• Blogspot-teacher's blog about learning and teaching with technology
• www.citizenblash.blogspot.com - a history teacher's students blog about the election

Wikis:

• The Teacher's Edition-webpage for disseminating supplemental material and
• publishing-and commenting on students' work (the discussion board for immediate feedback) and
• collaborating-on projects (this is a research paper student/teacher collaboration)
• Intodit-a different option for wikis

Bookmarking

• Diigo: a way to have a class all bookmark resources to the same location, annotation and sharing available
• delicious: also group bookmarking, individual accounts

Instant Messaging

• Yammer: only students with school accounts can be a part of this messaging system, teacher is admin

Storytelling

• VoiceThread: upload pics and record voice easily, share with friends, colleagues, other students
• Weebly: design a simple webpage to present information

Links to other networking resources:

Twitter- micro-blogging for networking and sharing (scmorgan and jclarkevans)
Skype-connect with edtech folks, use it in class to bring in experts/speakers
flickr- for photo sharing, collaborating
Edublogs-a home for your blog
Blogger- another way to blog
Word press-blogging software (a little more complicated but more flexibility)
Typepad- a place to host your blog for a price (many features and easy to use)
awaytoteach.net resource and idea exchange for English teacher
Literacy Lighthouse: resource for English teachers
A Very Old Place: repository for primary source documents for history teachers
A Google Docs an expert! (and templates for teachers and students)
Blogging about math
It's all about modern foreign language

Links to educational tools-(find them all here!)

Timelinestv- Timelines and videos for history classes
xtimeline- timelines for your students to create
50 Ways to Tell a Story- comprehensive list of digital tools/resources
Math vidcasts-teacher sharing her work
bubbl.us mapping tool
Quia- make quizzes online
Jamstudio-make your own music
Ryan Bretag's Complete List